Malware Quiz
Joel Walsh

Most people who think they know all about spyware, Trojans,
viruses, and other malware really don't. Take this quiz to make
sure you know who your enemies are.

This quiz tests your knowledge of five of the most common kinds
of malware, the software you don't want on your computer:
Trojan, worm, virus, spyware, and adware. Keep in mind that
there are at least seven other kinds of malware we know about.

The answers are located at the end of the quiz.

9 Warning Signs You Might Be Infected With Spyware
And/Or Adware
Andrew Wroblewski

FACT: Chances are your machine is hosting spyware. There are currently over 78,000 Spyware and Adware programs on the Internet that can affect your PC.

Here are 9 warning signs you should be aware of, if any of them pertain to
you then your PC is most likely infected:

If you start you Internet browser and the homepage that pops up is not the
one that has been set by you. You then change it back to what you want and
then it goes back to something you didn’t set again. This is one of the
more common features and ways to tell that you have been taken over by some sort of spyware and that you should rid your system of it immediately.